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VS Code vs IntelliJ IDEA for a 5-person Python shop

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Hi everyone! 😊

We're a small team just starting our DevOps journey, and we're trying to standardize our IDE for Python development (mostly Flask and some data scripts). Right now, it's a mix of VS Code and IntelliJ IDEA (PyCharm would be ideal, but budget is tight).

I'm worried about plugin conflicts and performance, especially since some teammates are on older MacBooks. For those using VS Code, what's a stable, must-have plugin setup that won't eat all the RAM? And for IntelliJ IDEA with the Python plugin, does it play nicely with other common plugins like YAML or Docker support?

Our basic VS Code list right now is:
- Python (ms-python.python)
- Pylance
- Docker (ms-azuretools.vscode-docker)
- Terraform (hashicorp.terraform)

Is this a safe combo, or are there known issues? Any advice for keeping things smooth for a team of beginners would be amazing. Thank you so much for your help! 🙏



   
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